Overview

Sinclair's Bay is a large sandy bay on the east coast of Caithness, between Wick and Keiss. Facing east towards the North Sea, this 3 km beach offers regular wind conditions. Less exposed spot than the north beaches of Caithness, with moderate waves in easterly swell.

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Spot forecast for Sinclair's Bay

Sunrise 08:00 · Sunset 17:54

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:45 · 1.5 m High tide 07:55 · 2.5 m Low tide 12:56 · 1.7 m High tide 19:55 · 2.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:57 · 1.3 m High tide 08:54 · 2.7 m Low tide 14:05 · 1.6 m High tide 20:49 · 2.9 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:52 · 1.1 m High tide 09:37 · 2.9 m Low tide 15:02 · 1.4 m High tide 21:31 · 3.1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:36 · 0.9 m High tide 10:13 · 3.1 m Low tide 15:48 · 1.2 m High tide 22:08 · 3.2 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:15 · 0.7 m High tide 10:46 · 3.3 m Low tide 16:29 · 1 m High tide 22:44 · 3.4 m

Sinclair's Bay: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

277h

in May · 24.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 20 rideable days a month and 277 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is February, at 7 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is October, with 164 mm.

Monthly averages: Sinclair's Bay

Monthly averages — Sinclair's Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.0	84 h	5 °C	128 mm
February	7.0	58 h	7 °C	88 mm
March	17.5	167 h	9 °C	81 mm
April	18.0	207 h	10 °C	75 mm
May	24.5	277 h	14 °C	57 mm
June	19.0	215 h	15 °C	118 mm
July	22.0	228 h	16 °C	104 mm
August	14.0	122 h	17 °C	79 mm
September	14.5	151 h	14 °C	90 mm
October	14.5	106 h	12 °C	164 mm
November	12.0	87 h	8 °C	98 mm
December	7.5	59 h	7 °C	145 mm

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Technical details of Sinclair's Bay spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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Ogimet - Wick (United Kingdom)6.3 km

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